Norway township, Humboldt County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 410 (all rural)
| Males: 215 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 195 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 410 (329 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Norway township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.47
| Norway township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Norway township: | $48,254 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $440 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,676 (it was $72,300 in 2000)
| : | $86,676 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Thor.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Norway Lake Cemetery (1), Norway Township Cemetery (2), Willicksen Cemetery (3), East Ullensvang Cemetery (4), West Ullensvang Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Norway township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 683
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 11
- South: 95
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 287
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 82
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,300
Housing units in Norway township with a mortgage: 94 (12 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Norway township:
- Irish (7.0%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- English (4.2%)
- African (2.7%)
- German (2.3%)
- French (except Basque) (0.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 227 (74%)
- Carpooled: 66 (22%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
96.9% of residents of Norway township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 791- In family households: 685 (182 male householders, 71 female householders)
155 spouses, 165 children (152 natural, 4 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 33 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (58 male householders (51 living alone)), 37 female householders (36 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 1 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
91 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (8 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 13.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 17.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |